Food and health go hand in hand; the first plays an essential role in the second, so it is necessary feed on good products that give the body the best to perform,
After the Christmas holidays, and all their excesses, it is time to return to seek balance and ensure a healthy diet that maintains . This list of foods will help us quickly reduce bad cholesterol and protect the heart.
Iberian Ham
A clinical study conducted by the Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez de Huelva confirmed that one hundred percent Iberian acorn-fed ham is beneficial for cardiovascular health by increasing the plasmatic concentration of cgood cholesterol and reduce bad cholesterol levels significantly.
The study included 106 healthy people between the ages of 25 and 55 who included 40 grams of acorn-fed ham in their daily diet and, then, another eight weeks, in which they followed their usual diet. Thus, it was found that the consumption of ham did not raise cardiovascular risk and that, in addition, it had positive effects on different lipids and uric acid.
The label, always black
The flange is the plastic label that is used to be correctly identified and to know what type of Iberian ham is being purchased.
The Iberian Pig Quality Standard classifies hams into four categories, depending on the breed of the animal and its diet. Each category is identified with a color (white, green, red and black), the latter being the highest quality and the only one that can be officially called ‘Black Leg’.